Emma,_Kentucky

Emma, Kentucky

Emma, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Emma is an unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

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A post office was established in the community in 1908. The origins of place name Emma are unclear: some hold it was named for the wife of the congressman John W. Langley, while others believe it was named for the wife of a prominent realtor.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emma, Kentucky
  2. [2]
    Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 93. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.


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